Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included

Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included r

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1. Life-spanrdevelopmentrcoversrtherperiodrfrom to .
A. birth;rmiddleradulthood
B. birth;roldrage
C. conception;rearlyradulthood
D. conception;rdeath
2. WhichrofrtherfollowingrgivesrtherBESTrdescriptionrofrhowrlife-
spanrpsychologistsrdescriber"development"?
A. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
B. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocessesrfromrbirthrtoradolescence
C. growthrinrskillsrandrprocesses
D. declinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
3. Life-
spanrdevelopmentrisrtherstudyrofrhumanrdevelopmentrfromrconceptionrtordeath.rHistorically,rhoweve
r,rmostrofrtherfocusrhasrbeenronrwhichragergroup?
A. childrenrandradolescents
B. youngradults
C. middle-agedradults
D. therelderly
4. Therupperrboundaryrofrtherhumanrlifespanris
years.rA.r 105
B.r 117
C.r 122
D.r 131
5. Althoughrthermaximumrliferspanrofrhumansrhasrnotrchanged,rduringrthertwentiethrcentury,rliferexp
ectancy
A. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
B. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
C. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
D. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
6. Accordingrtorlife-spanrdevelopmentrexpertrPaulrBaltes,rwhichragerperiodrdominatesrdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyradulthood
C. middle-agedrtorlateradulthood
D. Norsingleragergrouprdominatesrdevelopment.
7. Dianarfeelsrthatrherrhumanrdevelopmentrcourseroveremphasizesrtherchangesrthatroccurrfromrbirthrtoradol
escencerandrdisregardsrtherdevelopmentalrissuesrofradulthood.rWhichrdevelopmentalrperspectiverwouldr
addressrherrconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. Somerprofessorsrwantrtorteachraboutrtherlife-
spanrapproachrinrarHumanrDevelopmentrcourse,rwhereasrothersrwantrtorkeeprthertraditionalrdevelopmenta
lrapproach.rTheyrdisagreerabout
A. therplasticityrofrdevelopment.
B. thermultidimensionalrnaturerofrdevelopment.
C. whetherrdevelopmentrisrlifelong.
D. whetherrdevelopmentrisrmultidirectional.
9. Baltesrdescribesrdevelopmentrasrmultidirectional.rWhatrdoesrthisrmean?
A. Developmentrisrnotrdominatedrbyranyrsingleragerperiod.
B. Developmentrconsistsrofrbiological,rcognitive,randrsocioemotionalrdimensions.
C. Developmentrisrcharacterizedrbyrbothrgrowthrandrdecline.
DrDevelopmentrneedsrpsychologists,rsociologists,rbiologists,randrneuroscientistsrtorworkrtogetherrin
.r unlockingrthermysteriesrofrdevelopment.
10. Kathyrbelievesrthatrlife-
spanrdevelopmentrcannotrberstudiedrwithoutrconsideringrbiological,rsocial,randrcognitiveraspects.rKathyrb
elievesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersrincreasinglyrstudyrtherdevelopmentrofradulthood.rThisrimpliesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichrofrtherfollowingrisrNOTronerofrPaulrBaltes'reightrcharacteristicsrofrtherlife-
spanrperspectiveronrdevelopment?
A. lifelongrandrmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalrandrplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyrolderradultsrbecomerwiserrbyrcallingronrexperientialrknowledge,ryetrtheyrperformrpoorlyronrcog
nitiverspeedrtests.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thercapacityrforracquiringrsecondrandrthirdrlanguagesrdecreasesrafterrearlyrchildhood,rwhereasrex
perientialrwisdomrincreasesrwithrage.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentrisrcontextual?
A. Reasoningrabilityrisrbiologicallyrfiniterandrcannotrberimprovedrthroughrretraining.
B. ParentsrinrtherUnitedrStatesrarermorerlikelyrtorrearrtheirrchildrenrtorberindependentrthanrparentsrinrJapa
n.
C. Olderradultsrcallronrexperiencertorguidertheirrdecisionrmaking.
D. Intelligencermayrberstudiedrbyrlookingratrgenetics,ranthropology,rsociology,randrotherrdisciplines.

, 16. InrtherUnitedrStates,rmostrindividualsrbeginrschoolraroundrager5,rwhereasrinrAustraliartheyrstartratr3.rThisrisranr
illustrationrofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normativerage-gradedrinfluences,rnormativerhistory-
gradedrinfluences,randrnonnormativerlifereventsrarerallrwaysrinrwhichrdevelopmentrcanrberclassifiedras
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. AnnarattributesrherrthriftinessrtorhavingrbeenrraisedrduringrtherGreatrDepression.rThisrisranrexamplerofra

A. nonnormativerliferevent.
B. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
19. TherfactrthatrIrusere-mailrvirtuallyreveryrdayrandrmyrmotherrhasrneverrsentrorrreceivedranre-
mailrisranrexamplerofrardifferencerin
A. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluences.
B. nonnormativerliferevents.
C. normativerage-gradedrinfluences.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
20. Biologicalrprocessesrsuchrasrpubertyrandrmenopauserare
A. nonnormativerliferevents.
B. normativerage-gradedrinfluences.
C. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluences.
D. normativercontextualrinfluences.
21. NelehrwasronrarpopularrrealityrTVrshowrandrgotrwidespreadrexposure.rThisrisranrexamplerofra
A. nonnormativerliferevent.
B. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
D. normativercontextualrinfluence.
22. Laurorisr83ryearsrold.rMuchrofrhisrdevelopmentrwillrnowrfocusron
A. growthrandrmaintenance.
B. maintenancerandrregulationrofrloss.
C. regulationrofrloss.
D. growthrandrregulationrofrloss.
23. Contemporaryrconcernsrinrlife-spanrdevelopmentrperspectiverinclude
A. healthrandrwell-beingrissues.
B. parentingrandreducationrissues.
C. sociocultural,rethnicity,rgender,randrpolicyrissues.
D. Allrofrtheseranswersrarercorrect.
24. Ofrspecialrconsiderationrforrsocialrpolicyrinterventionrarerchildrenrwhorgrowrup
A. inrpoverty.
B. inrsingle-parentrhomes.
C. addictedrtorheroin.
D. asrpartrofrarminorityrgroup.